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  Children and Teens With Autism More Likely to Become Preoccupied With Video Games

  April 17, 2013 — Children and teens with autism spectrum disorder use screen-based media, such as television and video games, more often than their typically developing peers and are more likely to develop ... > full story
• Sleep Disorder Research
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  Today's Healthcare
   

  Sleep Apnea Patients More Likely to Report Nodding at the Wheel and Fail Driving Simulator Tests

  April 11, 2013 — People with sleep apnea are more likely to fail a driving simulator test and report nodding whilst driving, according to new ... > full story
• Consumer Behavior
  Perception
  Psychology
   

  Face-to-Face Negotiations Favor the Powerful

  April 9, 2013 — If you are negotiating with someone who has more power than you it is a good idea to avoid face-to-face ... > full story
• Educational Psychology
  Communications
  Internet
  Mathematics
  Math Puzzles
  Intelligence
   

  Online Learning: It's Different

  April 4, 2013 — Researchers have found that, by interspersing online lectures with short tests, student mind wandering decreased by 50 percent, note-taking tripled and overall retention of the material ... > full story
• Memory
  Spirituality
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  Brain Injury
  Psychology
  Disorders and Syndromes
   
  

  Memories of Near Death Experiences: More Real Than Reality?

  March 27, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated that the physiological mechanisms triggered during near death experiences (NDE) lead to a more vivid perception not only of imagined events in the history of an ... > full story
• Video Games
  Virtual Reality
  Virtual Environment
  Communications
  Artificial Intelligence
  Perception
   
  

  Virtual Games Help the Blind Navigate Unknown Territory

  March 27, 2013 — Scientists have developed a virtual gaming environment to help blind individuals improve navigation skills and develop a cognitive spatial map of unfamiliar buildings and public ... > full story
• Optics
  Cosmic Rays
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  Black Holes
  Quantum Physics
  Graphene
   
  

  Speed of Light May Not Be Fixed, Scientists Suggest; Ephemeral Vacuum Particles Induce Speed-of-Light Fluctuations

  March 25, 2013 — Two new articles challenge established wisdom about the nature of vacuum. In one article scientists have identified a quantum level mechanism for interpreting vacuum as being filled with pairs of ... > full story
• Mobile Computing
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  Information Technology
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  Mobile LIDAR Technology Expanding Rapidly

  March 15, 2013 — A new report on the uses and current technology of mobile LIDAR has just been completed and will help more managers and experts understand, use and take advantage of this science that promises to ... > full story
• Video Games
  Intelligence
  Math Puzzles
  Artificial Intelligence
  Technology
  Behavior
   

  Video Game 'Exercise' for an Hour a Day May Enhance Certain Cognitive Skills

  March 13, 2013 — Playing video games for an hour each day can improve subsequent performance on cognitive tasks that use similar mental processes to those involved in the game, according to new ... > full story
• Educational Psychology
  Spirituality
  Child Psychology
  Perception
  Child Development
  Social Psychology
   

  Events in the Future Seem Closer Than Those in the Past

  March 13, 2013 — Time flies, marches on, and flows like a river -- our descriptions of time are closely linked to our experiences of moving through space. Now, new research suggests that the illusions that influence ... > full story

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